Celia Chang Takahashi

808-531-5502 x 304
O`ahu Coordinator

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Celia Chang Takahashi has a BS from Creighton University in Omaha, NE and a MEd in Elementary Education, with an emphasis in Early Childhood, from the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa. Ce has over 15 years of experience working with young children including working at Kamehameha Schools as a Program Specialist with their Safe and Drug Free Program.

Celia joined Good Beginnings in 2002 as the Program Manager for the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® HAWAII Scholarship Program where she provided scholarships and professional development counseling to early childhood professionals. Over the past five years she has also chaired Ho‘olaulima and has written and produced various Good Beginnings for Your Keiki segments on KITV. She is also works closely with Aloha United Way in their promotion of their Born Learning Campaign through print, media, community events, and public presentations which includes workshops for both early childhood professionals and parents of young children.

Using her background in early childhood, curriculum development and insight as a parent of two young children, Ce created a culturally and developmentally appropriate child-parent curriculum for GBA’s play groups and home visiting programs.

In the Fall of 2007 Celia became the Oahu Coordinator where she provides motivational leadership to the early childhood community councils in Wai‘anae, Punalu‘u, Kahuku, and Windward O‘ahu. She also convenes and facilitates the Good Beginnings Oahu Council (GBOC) which is comprised of early childhood professionals who provide direct services to young children, and their families, on the island of Oahu. GBOC meet six times a year to identify common programs and services, as well as the needs of early childhood education and care professionals, families, keiki.